Article support



W. X. BRUNS ARTICLE SUPPORT Filed Sept.

June 19, 1934.

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Patented June 19, 1934 ARTICLE SUPPORT V H William X. Bruns, Chicago, Ill.

Application September 19, 1932, Serial No. 633,812 '3 Claims. (01. ale-22) My invention relates to article supports and" as indicated at 12b. The front portions are, more particularly to devices applicable to ladders however, turned up in an outward direction to for the support of paint buckets, brushes and form hooks 13; accessory articles, and my main objectis to As indicated in. Fig. 2, the back 10 of the 151 provide a device of this kind which has a variety channel is cut out as indicated at 10a near the 9,;-

of supporting elements compactly grouped. bottom to form a hook 14 which is turned up A "further object of the invention is to conin an external direction, as indicated in Fig. 1. struct the novel device in a form to closely fit The upper part of the back 10 is made with an the rail of a ladder and to be supported by one opening 101) from which a hook 15 is struck in im 1 t rungs. a rearward direction, as indicated in Fig. 1.

A- still further object of the invention is to The'tongues 12 are rolled with tubularbearso design the same that it will hold firmly to 'ings 12a at the top to pivotally journal wire the ladder and be safe from dislodgment. 7 arches 16, whose feet are turned in as indicated Another object of the invention'is to construct at-16a to form jaws 16b whose entrance is restrictthe same almost-entirely of sheet metal and along ed as indicated at 160'.

sturdy and durable lines. The channel is readily applicable with its open With the above objects in view and any others side upon the edge of one of the ladder rails 17, that may suggest themselves from the specificabeing suitably dimensioned to fit the convention and claims to follow, a better understanding tional ladder. The device is'applied over one of 20' of :the invention may be had by reference to" the rungs 17a and loweredto straddle the ladder 75;"

the accompanying drawing, in which' between the rear and front portions of its side Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the novel article walls, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The rung is support, showing its application to a fragment thus located in the opening 11a and the bottoms of a ladder; I of the tongues 12 rest upon the rung.

' Fig. 2 is an edge view taken from the'right It will be seen that in the position shown, the 89;.

hand side of Fig. 1; and device is firmly supported upon the ladder and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. will not wiggle or change its angle because the It is a familiar fact that difficulty, is frequently back- 10 of the device is closely alined with the experienced by painters, decorators, carpenters edge of the ladder rail '17. The hooks 13, 14 or and other artisans, when a paint bucket or other 15rcan be used for supporting the bail of a paint 85,

accessory device is .to be suspended from the bucket, or the handleof a pair of shears, or any ladder which is used for the work. Usually, a other article of an accessory nature which can paint bucket is hung from a rung by'a hook, be hung or lodged in these hooks. It is espegiving the bucket a chance to swing or depart cially noted that the hooks 13 being in front of ifrom its position when access to it is necessary. the rung 17, it is'easily possible to hang the paint 90,;

Also, in-the case of other tools or accessories, bucket from the inner hook 13 without the rung little or no equipment has been provided for being in the way. However, it is preferable that ladders to support the same in a handy position the paint bucket be hung on the outer side of for use, and the worker is frequently obliged to the latter, and in this case it is seen from Fig. 2

i 40 descend to the ground to get what he, wants. I that the bail 18a of the bucket 18, is caught in the To remedy the above condition, I have provided outer tongue 12, whereby to have the bucket nestle the novel support as a compact unit which is close to the rail of the ladder. In such a case, the so-constituted that it forms a support for various jaws 16b may be used as a clamp for the handle articles in places handy tothe worker. Thus, 19a of a paint brush 19, to suspend the latter the support consists mainly of a heavy plate of over the bucket but not in'the paint. Thus, the 109 deep channel section, the same having a back brush is kept from spattering or coating the lad- 10 and side walls 11 extending at .right angles der or other objects with the paint; yet, the brush from the back. The channel is elongated in is above the level of the paint and does not get form and its side walls are cut out from the clogged therewith. "bottom as indicated at 11a to provide tongues I It is seen from the above description, that the 12 which are then turned up to lie close to the novel device is a compact and variously useful outer sides of the respective walls, as .shown article for the assistance of the painter, mason, particularly in Fig. 2. carpenter or other tradesman using a ladder.

' Adjacent the openings 11a of the walls, the Aside from the wire brush clamp, the article 5.5;1r'ear portions thereof are chamfered at the edge is made in one piece, therefore being economical 1L0;

article-supporting hooks carried by thechannel, and brush clamps carried by the end portions of said hooks.

3. An article support for ladders comprising, a channel applicable over the edge of a ladder rail, both side walls of the channel being recessed endwise, article supporting hooks formed by stock struck out and bent back in the formation of the recesses, and brush clamps carried by the end portions of said hooks. v V 7 WILLIAM X. BRUNS. 

